title: Validation of psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Female Sexual Function Index.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the psychometric properties of a Persian language version of the Female Sexual Function Index (P-FSFI) amongst a sample of healthy Iranian women.
  
  
  METHODS
  All participants (562) completed a battery of questionnaires, including the P-FSFI, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), Positive and Negative Affect Scales (PANAS), and Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (LWMAT). The dimensions of the P-FSFI and its convergent and divergent validity were examined, using principal component analysis and Pearson correlations, respectively. To examine the predictive validity of the P-FSFI, data collected from 562 healthy participants were compared with 108 women with sexual problems who completed the P-FSFI measure. The P-FSFI reliability was determined in two ways: calculating Cronbach alpha and measuring test-retest coefficients (with a 4-week interval).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicated that the P-FSFI is conceptualized within a-four factor model. These factors were named as: Sexual Response, Sexual Desire, Sexual-related Pain, and Sexual Satisfaction. Results also indicated that the P-FSFI and its 4 subscales had good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Significant correlations in the predicted directions between the scores of the P-FSFI and its 4 subscales with the scores of DASS, PANAS, and LWMAT supported both the convergent and divergent validity for the P-FSFI. The results also indicated that the scores of the P-FSFI and its 4 subscales significantly differentiated women with and without sexual problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In general, these findings support the reliability and the validity of the P-FSFI amongst Iranian healthy females.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Center for Urological Disease Diagnosis and Private Clinic Specialized in Urological and Andrological Genetics, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghassamia
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asghari
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shaeiri
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Safarinejad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult